Securing device for bed-covers.



W. L POWELL. SECURING DEVICE FOR BED COVERS.

A-PPLlCATlGN man MAN. 19!]- Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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SECURING DEVICE FOR BED-COVERS.

Application filed May 1, 1917.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM L. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at ltloanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Securing De vices for Bed-Covers, of which the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to means for securing covers to beds so that infants and children may not become uncovered while asleep. Among the objects thereof are to provide a neat,economical and effective device and one that is entirely practical and safe in use.

With such objects in view the invention consists of the formation, combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein set forth and particularly claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the assembled device, ready for use, except that for clearness the rubber tips are omitted from the ends of the cover clamps. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the cover clamp of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 a similar view of the bed clamp thereof. Figs. 4 and 5 are end elevational and plan views respectively of the rubber tip as used for the cover clamp, and Fig. 6 a longitudinal section of the same, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the elastic adjuster. Fig. 8 is an end elevational view of the clamp ring. Fig. 9 is an end elevational view of the bed clamp showing the relationship of the complemental halves of the ring comprising the outer end of this clamp.

Referring to these drawings, there is provided a clamp 1 which is adapted to grip a round portion of the bed, and a clamp 2 adapted to grip the covers. An elastic member 3 connects these two clamps together, this being connected to the clamp 2 by means of the swivel eye 4, the outer end 5 of which is made with a pocket to receive the end of the elastic and there being spurs 6 which may be set into the elastic to retain the same within the pocket.

The bed clamp has connected to its inner end a link 7 and the elastic member 3 is threaded through this link and carried back on itself and the end secured in the adjuster 8 by means of the spurs 9 thereof, the adjuster 8 being formed to slide along the length of the member 3 which passes through one side of the oblong aperture 10 therein.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprafiil, 1918.

Serial No. 165,680.

The clamps 1 and 2 are each made of a single length of round spring wire which is coiled mediate its length into a spring coil 11. The ends of the wire leave the bent portion 11 at opposite sides of the clamp and crossing each other at 12, pass to the sides of the clamp opposite their respective points of origin. From here they extend outwardly in slightly diverging paths as arms 13 and 1 1- for the clamp 1 and arms 15 and 16 for the clamp 2. At intervals the wire formingthese arms is bent or deformed out of its normal path to form the oppositely arranged indents 17 which accommodate an encircling wire ring 18. These legs stand normally apart but may be deflected toward. each other to clamp articles of dif ferent thicknesses and the rings 18 may be shifted to occupy the proper pair of indents to retain the legs in the deflected positions. In each clamp the clamping faces at the outer ends and the coils at the inner ends are made large enough to prevent the re moval of the rings 18, these being manufactured as open links and then being set together after being applied to the clamps.

In order that the clamps may be opened to admit large articles the rings 18 are shifted back to occupy positions coincident with the crossing of the wires at 12, the rings 18 being made of elliptical shape to allow for the crossed wires when in this position.

To form the clamping faces for the cover clamp 2 the legs 15 and 16 are bent near their outer ends at 19 toward each other and are then bent into rectangularly shaped rings 20 which lie in planes which converge toward the outer ends of the clamp. Thus are provided broad surfaces to grip the covers, and these faces will contact first at their extreme outer edges at 21 and then farther back as the clamps are further deflected. The remote surfaces of these rectangular portions are roughened as at 22 and there is then provided a molded rubber cap 23 which is slipped over each of these clamping faces. These have transversely disposed ridges 24L across their adjacent faces to prevent slipping of the covers and also to prevent injury thereto.

The outer ends of the legs 13 and 14 of the bed clamp 1 end in half circles 25 and 26 with the concave sides turned toward each other, or so that the two ends supplement each other to form an opening. By

shifting the ring 18 these may be held in varying positions .to clamp portions of the bed such as a round post or rail. Short sections 27 of rubber tubing are slipped over these ends to protect the bed from inury.

I have thus described the construction of the several parts of my improved device and have explained the manner in which they are assembled and used. And what I claim is:

1. In a securing device for bed "covers, a clamp formed of a length of round spring metal coiled mediate its length into a spring coil and with the ends thereof formed into oppositely indented legs extending outwardly from opposite sides of the coil, the said legs standing normally removed from each other but being susceptible of deflection toward each other, a ring embracing the legs of said clamp and adapted to be shifted longitudinally thereof from one set of indents to another, the legs of the said clamps being formed at their outer ends to grip an object inserted therebetween, the inner and outer ends of the clamp being so formed that the said encircling ring will not pass thereover.

2. In a securing device for bed covers, a bed clamp formed of apiece of spring a circular ring, the said legs standing normally removed from each other but being susceptible of deflection toward each other, means embodying a shiftable ring encircling said legs for holding the latter in varying deflected positions, and rubber tubes threaded over the eireumferentially formed ends of the legs.

3. A securing device for bed covers in eluding a clamp formed of a length of spring wire coiled mediate its length into a sprlng 0011, one end of the wire extending as a leg from each side of the coil in a diagonal path to the side thereof opposite its origin and crossing the other leg, said legs then being extended outwardly in slightly diverging paths and being formed at their outer ends into clamping faces, the said legs being susceptible of deflection toward each other, and there being a ring encircling the legs and adapted to be shifted longitudir nally thereof to hold the same in varying deflected positions.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

IVILLIAM LEVEN POWELL.

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Washington, D. G. 

